Лас-Вегас хотноо зохион байгуулагдсан UFC Vegas 124 тэмцээнд анхны тулаанаа хийсэн дөрвөн шинэ тулаанч бүгд ялагдал хүлээв.
Бразилийн тулаанч Маркос Дегли болон Митч Рапосо нарын тулаан гурван раунд үргэлжилж, шүүгчдийн санал нэгтэй шийдвэрээр Рапосо ялалт байгууллаа. Эхний раундад Дегли илүү оновчтой цохилтуудыг гүйцэтгэсэн ч Рапосо хоёрдугаар раундаас санаачилгыг гартаа авч, өрсөлдөгчөө давамгайлсан байна. Энэхүү ялагдал нь Деглийн 13 дараалсан ялалтын цувралыг зогсоолоо.
“Road to UFC” тэмцээний ялагч Кейичиро Накамура болон Олли Шмид нарын тулаанд Шмид илүүрхэж, шүүгчдийн санал нэгтэй шийдвэрээр ялсан юм. Накамура сүүлийн раундад зүүн гараараа хүчтэй цохилт өгч Шмидийг унагасан ч өрсөлдөгчөө дуусгаж чадсангүй. Ийнхүү Накамура мэргэжлийн тулааны карьертаа анхны ялагдлаа хүлээв.
Хүнд жингийн тулаанч Габриэль Лоренцо Томас Петерсентэй хийсэн тулаанд эхний раундад өрсөлдөгчөө хүнд байдалд оруулсан ч хүчээ хэт эрт барсан нь түүнд сөргөөр нөлөөлөв. Улмаар гуравдугаар раундад Петерсен өрсөлдөгчөө партер дээр даралт үзүүлж, техникийн нокаутаар ялалт байгууллаа. Мөн богино хугацааны мэдэгдэлтэйгээр тулаанд орсон Карлос Калдерон Остин Башид ердөө 67 секундэд арын боолтоор бууж өгсөн байна.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 07: Marcos Degli of Brazil punches Mitch Raposo in a flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Meta APEX on November 07, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
You only get one Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut!
Four newcomers made their first appearances as fully contracted UFC fighters yesterday (Sat., Nov. 7, 2026) at UFC Vegas 124 inside Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Collectively, the rookies went a miserable 0-4, with two suffering stoppage losses.
Now that the dust has settled, let’s grade their respective performances.
Marcos Degli
UFC interim Welterweight title challenger Carlos Prates’ teammate, Marcos Degli, was long overdue to compete inside the Octagon. After finally earning his contract on Season 10 of Contender Series, the highly regarded Brazilian debuted against Mitch Raposo.
And it did not go well.
Degli landed the sharper shots during a competitive opening round, connecting with a check left hook and a well-timed step-in elbow. Raposo answered with multiple right hands over the top, but Degli’s cleaner offense appeared to give him the early edge.
Raposo took control of the center in the second round and repeatedly found a home for his right hand. Degli struggled to create openings and, despite increasing his output late, could not consistently trap the constantly moving Raposo.
The two Flyweights clashed heads early in the third, but Raposo quickly resumed applying pressure. Degli opened a cut near Raposo’s hairline with an elbow, only for Raposo to answer with a hard body shot that appeared to hurt the Brazilian. Raposo then stuffed and reversed a late takedown attempt, closing out a unanimous decision victory with three 29-28 scorecards.
The loss snapped Degli’s 13-fight winning streak.
I still believe Degli is the more talented fighter, but the fact of the matter is that Raposo outworked and outdogged him. If Degli allows that to happen against the deeper end of the Flyweight division, he is going to have serious problems.
I’ll just say it: This was a tremendously disappointing performance from someone who entered the promotion with so much hype.
Hopefully, Degli’s killer instinct returns in his second Octagon appearance.
He should fight Michael Aljarouj next.
Final grade: C-
Keiichiro Nakamura
Road to UFC Season 4 Featherweight tournament winner Keiichiro Nakamura entered his first fight as a contracted UFC athlete against Ollie Schmid as a substantial betting favorite.
He left with his first professional loss.
Nakamura opened the fight with kicks, kicks and more kicks, while Schmid mixed spinning attacks to the body with cleaner punches upstairs. Schmid landed a sharp right hand and a high kick, doing enough with his boxing to claim the opening round.
Schmid maintained his pressure in the second, connecting with kicks to the head and body before landing a left hook. Nakamura answered with kicks and straight punches, but Schmid continued winning the exchanges and seemingly entered the final round with a two-round lead.
Knowing he likely needed a finish, Nakamura came out aggressively in the third and eventually dropped Schmid with a left hook. The Japanese prospect followed him to the canvas with ground-and-pound, but Schmid survived, returned to his feet and weathered another wild combination. Schmid then caught a kick and scored a late takedown before the horn, securing a unanimous decision victory.
UFC fans previously saw Nakamura at UFC 325, where he earned his contract by knocking out Sebastian Szalay in the third round of the Road to UFC final. Nakamura was losing that fight before finding the finish, and he nearly pulled off the same comeback against Schmid.
Nakamura has legitimate power and an entertaining striking style, but he cannot continue giving away rounds while waiting for one big moment. If he could not consistently impose himself against Schmid, it is fair to wonder how he will fare against better Featherweights.
Still, Nakamura will scrap, and that is always a net positive.
I’d like to see him fight Melsik Baghdasaryan next.
Final grade: C
Gabriel Lorenco
Brazilian Heavyweight Gabriel Lorenco drew Thomas Petersen for his UFC debut less than two months after earning a contract on Season 10 of Contender Series.
And boy, was it sloppy.
Petersen secured an early takedown and briefly took Lorenco’s back, but the Brazilian escaped and returned to his feet. Lorenco then cracked Petersen with a left hook and unleashed a barrage of knees, elbows and punches that dropped “The Train” multiple times. Petersen somehow survived, while Lorenco exhausted himself trying to secure the finish.
Petersen completely reversed the momentum in the second round, dropping Lorenco with a left hook before unloading ground-and-pound. Petersen attacked a Kimura when he could not get the stoppage, but Lorenco escaped and returned to his feet. Both Heavyweights were exhausted and spent much of the remainder of the round staring at each other.
Petersen hurt Lorenco again early in the third before taking him down near the fence. “The Train” controlled the exhausted Brazilian for nearly the entire round, eventually posturing up and unloading unanswered ground-and-pound until the referee stopped the fight with just 13 seconds remaining.
To Lorenco’s credit, he came extremely close to finishing Petersen in the first round. Unfortunately, he emptied his gas tank in the process, allowing the more experienced fighter to survive, recover and break him.
Lorenco weighed only 234 pounds and is athletic enough that a move to Light Heavyweight may be possible. Then again, with the current state of UFC’s Heavyweight division, he may prefer to remain with the big boys.
Either way, getting finished by Petersen — who has alternated wins and losses throughout his entire UFC career — is a tough start.
Lorenco can fight Joel Faglier next.
Final grade: D+
Carlos Calderon
Carlos Calderon accepted his UFC debut on just four days’ notice against Austin Bashi and got absolutely steamrolled.
Calderon started aggressively and landed during an early exchange, prompting Bashi to change levels for a takedown. “The Chief” jumped on a guillotine, but Bashi calmly escaped, moved to Calderon’s back and locked in a rear-naked choke that forced the tap just 67 seconds into the fight.
That was it.
Calderon has legitimate regional credentials. He entered UFC as the Fury FC Featherweight champion and owns a submission win over longtime UFC veteran Damon Jackson.
Nevertheless, his debut looked exactly like what it was: an emergency short-notice signing facing a prepared opponent who was several levels above him.
One minute on four days’ notice is not enough to definitively determine Calderon’s UFC ceiling, but there was almost nothing positive to grade. I’m also not convinced he will pick up an Octagon victory before his time with the promotion ends.
He can face Damien Anderson in his second appearance.
Final grade: F
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